Gulf of Finland Region
The Gulf of Finland region is the countries surrounding the gulf - Estonia, Finland, and the Lenningradskaya region of Russia where St. Petersburg is located. The population here is almost 15 million people. Our focus is to start healthy churches in cities along the borders of Russia/Finland and Russia/Estonia.
The 3 largest cities in this region are:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Helsinki, Finland
Tallinn Estonia.
Here is the town of Lappeenranta, Finland. It is close to the border of Russia. It is a beautiful, modern town of 60,000 and no Baptist church of any kind.
Estonia
Estonia is a small country in North Eastern Europe. It is about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont put together and has a population of 1.2 million people. Estonia used to be part of the Soviet Union but in 1991 broke away and gained its independence. Now it is part of the European Union. 70% of the population speaks Estonian and 24% of the population speaks Russian.
Tallinn is the capitol of Estonia. It has a large section of town called Old Town. It is a beautiful and well preserved medieval city.
